"Office Bingo" joke

How To Play "Office BINGO":
(AKA ~ BULLCRAP BINGO!)

Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and training sessions at your office? What about those long and boring conference calls? Here's a way to change all of that:

1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare your "Bullcrap Bingo" card by drawing a square -- 5" x 5" is a good size -- and dividing it into columns --five across and five down. That will give you 25 1-inch blocks.

2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
synergy, strategic fit, core competencies, best practices, bottom line, revisit, paradigm, 24/7, out-of-the-loop, benchmark, value-added, proactive, win-win, think outside the box, fast-track, result-driven, empower, knowledge-base, at the end of the day, touch base, active listening, mindset, client-focused, ballpark, game-plan, leverage, technology.

3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases spoken during the course of your meeting.

4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up immediately and shout "BULLCRAP!"

Here are some testimonials from satisfied "Bullcrap Bingo" players:

"I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."
Jack W., Boston

"My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."
--David D., Florida

"What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win."
--Bill R., New York City

"The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."
--Ben G., Denver

"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed "BULLCRAP!" for the third time in two hours."